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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Bleistift
"Er schreibt mit einem Bleistift."
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An instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin cylinder of graphite enclosed in wood or metal.
"She wrote down the phone number with a pencil."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'pencel' (meaning a small paintbrush), which originated from the Latin root 'penicillus', meaning 'little tail' (a diminutive of 'penis'). By the 16th century, following the discovery of massive graphite deposits in Borrowdale, England, the term shifted in meaning to refer to the writing and drawing implement composed of a graphite core encased in wood.
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crayon
Transliteration: crayon
"J'ai besoin d'un crayon pour dessiner."
Bleistift
Transliteration: Bleistift
"Er schreibt mit einem Bleistift."
matita
Transliteration: matita
"Hai una matita da prestarmi?"
lápiz
Transliteration: lapiz
"El profesor usa un lápiz rojo."
lápis
Transliteration: lapis
"Escrevi a carta a lápis."
पेंसिल
Transliteration: pensil
"मेरे पास एक लाल पेंसिल है।"
铅笔
Transliteration: qiānbǐ
"请给我一支铅笔。"
연필
Transliteration: yeonpil
"연필로 이름을 쓰세요."
鉛筆
Transliteration: enpitsu
"鉛筆と消しゴムを忘れないでください。"
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